CVE-2024-3634 month name translation benaceur < 2.3.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped settings in the month name translation plugin, affecting multisite setups.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3634?
CVE-2024-3634 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown month name translation benaceur, published on 15 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The month name translation benaceur WordPress plugin before 2.3.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3634?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Benaceur-Php Month Name Translation Benaceur.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3634?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-3634 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3634 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chc5-gj7v-7hf9.